Countdown Widget & Counter vs Wall Scratch Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Widget & Counter
Create customizable widgets to track upcoming events directly on your home screen. Visualize your countdowns with beautiful designs, icons, and color gradients. Receive real-time notifications for important dates.
- Live countdown widgets
- Customizable widget templates
- Event editor with live preview
- Color gradients
- Over 50 icons
- Real-time push notifications
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Keep an eye on your upcoming events - directly on your Home Screen! Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day. The widgets in Widget Studio are highly customizable and clean-designed, so that nothing distracts your focus from the concert, your best friend‘s birthday or whatever you‘re currently looking forward to! It‘s quick, easy, and looks awesome. Welcome to Widget Studio. So, what do we have here? - Powerful event editor with live preview - Multiple customizable widget templates for iPhone & iPad - Beautiful color gradients for your Home Screen - Over 50 different icons to choose from - Real time push notifications for your events - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type - Live countdown widgets Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://cranberry.app/legal We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@cranberry.app. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!
Wall Scratch Counter
This app provides a simple way to count items using an ancient tally method. It allows users to tap to add tallies and offers features to manage multiple counts and erase entries. An upgrade enables unlimited counting sessions.
- Tap to add tallies
- Erase last tally or entire count
- Switch and edit multiple counts
- Unlimited counting with upgrade
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Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day? Wall Scratch Counter implements this ancient count-by-fives method right on your wrist! Now you can easily tally those long days stuck on your deserted island or keep track of how many "enthusiastic" words your coach uses in his "pep" talk. Upgrade to keep track of an unlimited number of walls for your scratch counting. Features: • Tap to scratch • Long press the scratch wall to erase the last scratch or the whole wall • Swipe over to the right to switch or edit walls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wall Scratch Counter at 5.0 against Countdown Widget & Counter's 4.6. Wall Scratch Counter also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Countdown Widget & Counter's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Countdown Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Wall Scratch Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wall Scratch Counter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget & Counter has 2.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Countdown Widget & Counter | Wall Scratch Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sovereign Apps LLC | James Tosspon |
Customer experience
Countdown Widget & Counter
Wall Scratch Counter
Bugs and requests
Countdown Widget & Counter
Reported bugs
7 issues- Time calculation isn't correct
- Widget and in-app display show different days remaining
- Widget goes blank after phone restart
- Countdowns freeze or count up unexpectedly
- Paid version still shows ads
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- Widgets disappear after iOS updates
- App loses all user data after updates
Requested features
11 requests- Better integration with calendar and reminder API
- Ability to rearrange events in the countdown list
- Option to default 'What's Next' to user's choice
- Larger photo frame in widget
- Ability to group events into categories
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- Option to change font
- Ability to select an emoji for icons
- Notification times for events
- Ability to select the countdown unit (weeks/months)
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Wall Scratch Counter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown Widget & Counter
- Widget Studio PRO$1.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Widget Studio PRO$4.991 Year
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- Widget Studio PRO$5.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO2 variants$7.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$8.991 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99
Wall Scratch Counter
- Multiple Walls$0.29
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